Nelson Vails was a bike messenger from Harlem when his incredible speed earned him a spot on the 1984 US Olympic cycling team. He went from delivering packages to packing up his own silver medal in the 1,000m Match Spring.

“Cheetah – The Nelson Vails Story” is an hour-long documentary that chronicles his rise to stardom, the trouble he faced as a celebrity athlete, and his life today as the first and only African-American to ever medal in cycling at the Olympics.

The film premieres March 6 at the La Paloma Theater in San Diego at 6 p.m. with a Q&A session with Vails before the showing. Tickets are available now.